mob boss

noun

: someone who controls part of an organized criminal group

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There are few films more iconic than 1972's The Godfather, in part because of Al Pacino's turn as eventual mob boss Michael Corleone. Diana Pearl, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025 In 2023, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Bertucci had testified about getting his gambling terminals from an organization linked to former Chicago mob boss James Marcello, and from Casey Szaflarski, whom federal authorities said ran the mob’s video poker operations. Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025 The crime drama follows a handwritten manuscript of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, which makes its way from the Vatican library to a mob boss in New York, who turns to writer and Dante expert Nick Tosches to verify its authenticity. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025 The beloved show starring James Gandolfini as a mob boss in therapy ran from 1999 to 2007. Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 21 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for mob boss

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“Mob boss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mob%20boss. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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